Tag Archives: healing

Healing Heartache

Posted on January 11, 2015 by South Wind

As weightless fluffy flakes of snow slowly tumble from the windless sky to form their own distinctive layer on the already snow-covered frozen earth, I find myself in deep meditation of the heart beating in my chest. I marvel at … Continue reading →

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Cloud Healing

Posted on July 28, 2013 by South Wind

Years went by And the little girl’s love of clouds Grew stronger with each passing day “They are islands” she said “Carried by the winds They have seen the oceans And they have smelled the pines” (from one of my … Continue reading →

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The Healing in ‘Sound’

Posted on July 21, 2013 by South Wind

When my drum sings The trees and birds hear it The ears of the four-legged Welcome the sound into themselves Grandfather Sun and Grandmother Moon Bless the day and the night When my drum sings There are sounds which I … Continue reading →

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Healing in the Rain

Posted on July 8, 2013 by South Wind

I watch the rain descend Scattered drops, plunging faithfully to their destiny Innocence with an explosive end North Wind must have let out a sigh The drops have transformed Scattered flakes, with no weight Dancing about in their whiteness No … Continue reading →

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Sobriety and the Boulet Boots

Posted on February 17, 2013 by South Wind

I remember a summer day back in 1970, going into a shop in the Byward Market (Lowertown Ottawa) and telling the shopkeeper, “I want the meanest cowboy boots in the store and I don’t care about the cost.” The proprietor, … Continue reading →

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Death of Innocents

Posted on December 18, 2012 by South Wind

When innocent children are murdered, the spirit of Turtle Island mourns. Because children are sacred. And when they die, all else which is sacred, the season, the forests and all within it, the rivers and lakes, the mountains, all weep, … Continue reading →

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